Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace spotter react as Dale Jr.’s employee gets featured during Ohio State broadcast

Denny Hamlin and Freddie Kraft shared their hilarious reactions as Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s employee Travis Rockhold was featured on live TV during a football game. Rockhold has been working with Dirty Mo Media as their producer for the past two years.

The game between Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes ended in favor of the latter with the final score settled at 14 - 28. However, there was something else that NASCAR fans noticed. In the early minutes of the game, the cameras panned toward a familiar-looking face; Travis Rockhold, who works at Dirty Mo Media under Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Many fans shared this on social media and Hamlin shared a hilarious reaction.

"We were very sad.. but then happy!!!" Hamlin wrote on his X account.

Freddie Kraft, who has worked as Bubba Wallace's spotter for a long time, also spotted him during the telecast and featured him on his X profile.

"No. Way.😂😂😂," was Kraft's reaction.

Dirty Mo Media is a multimedia company founded by former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. It features quite a few podcasts under its tag, the most prominent ones being the Dale Jr. Download, Actions Detrimental with Denny Hamlin, and the Door, Bumper, Clear podcast.

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Positive development for Denny Hamlin in 23XI Racing and FRM's lawsuit against NASCAR

As the anti-trust lawsuit against NASCAR filed by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports proceeds, the sanctioning body of the sport filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit and a motion for bond. However, the decision was not made in their favor, directly giving a positive outlook to the plaintiffs.

Jeffrey Kessler, attorney for both the teams, released a statement shortly after the court's decision.

"We are pleased with today's decision by Judge Bell to deny the Motions to Dismiss and Motion for Bond and look forward to presenting our case at trial," the statement read.

The lawsuit was filed after the teams denied signing the 2025 Charter Agreement from NASCAR despite a deadline. 23XI Racing and FRM were the only two teams who hadn't signed the agreement, moreover, they accused the authorities of monopolistic practices in the lawsuit.

There was an early worry about the teams' participation in the 2025 season as they did not sign the agreement for the charters. However, Judge Bell allowed their primary injunction, giving them the permit to participate in the season as chartered teams. Furthermore, they were able to finalize their deal with Stewart-Haas Racing and both teams acquired one charter each, expanding to three full-time cars for this season.

Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan's co-owned 23XI Racing is set to pilot three cars in 2025 with Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace, and Riley Herbst on the driving seat. This is expected to bring a positive change to the team.